through death's door

Luka, a maid sent to clean a questionable death in a questionable room. Good at cleaning, and eager to get the job done quick. Except some things are beyond your control. 

A small horror RPGmaker game where you really want to go home. 

FEATURES

Approximately half-hour runtime. 

Multiple deaths. 

Cartoon violence. 

Mentions of suicide and abusive relationships. 

CONTROLS

Movement: UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT

Action: Space / Enter

Menu: ESC

CREDITS

dodo - yep... hi

SPECIAL THANKS

twen - beautiful sprite assistance

crow - thanks for lending me your oc! 

spicaze - this game would not be possible without you

PLUGINS

Galv

Yanfly

AUDIO

Free BGM/Music Materials MusMusKeido Hondaゆうきわたる

RESOURCES

Limezu

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows
Rating
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Authordodo
GenreRole Playing
Made withRPG Maker
TagsFemale Protagonist, Horror, Indie, Mystery, No AI, RPG Maker, Singleplayer, storygame, Story Rich
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse

Download

Download
deathsdoor-exe.zip 217 MB

Development log

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Very cool game, and for a first game... you did pretty well. Really loved the character, and what can I say, but very true and relatable (design-wise also really cool.) I love the variety of dying, despite cgless, especially the absurd ones.
While the mystery has been straightforward, it's not bad. Hopefully to see more of them one day.

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thank you for playing through my game! the playthrough was a delight to watch and i’m glad you enjoyed it ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )

no problemo! I'm also delightful and glad to hear it! 

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This was a really well done mystery story. Five stars :)

(Noticed the Silver thread references. Have you worked with the creator before or are you just a fan of the games?)

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thank you so much! (˵ •̀ ᴗ •́ ˵ ) ✧ 

i'm a fan... but we're also friends! spica was the one who suggested joining the gamejam, and helped me out a lot as i was learning rpgmaker!

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That's neat. Guess that's why your game had a slightly similar vibe. Looks like it's your first one, which surprised me because it was so well made. Looking forward to seeing future games from you :)

I'm lost after receiving the latest dairy scraps. I check everywhere but I don't know how to progress on.

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have you combined the scraps into a diary page already? you can do it by opening the item menu and clicking on the scraps! let me know if this works :3

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I have 2 complete combine dairy, 2 dairy piece, surge and cabinet keys. I don't know where to use the keys for. I check everywhere it didn't automatically use on anything.

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the cabinet keys will unlock the cabinet on the top-right corner of the map! after checking that, you'll be able to progress by going to the bulletin board again (۶•̀ᴗ•́)۶

I'm so confused. Is it the cabinet next to the balcony or the kitchen section? I try every part of the top right of the map, but nothing is working....lol I feel dumb for not able to figure this out haha.....

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here's a short walkthrough, you'll need to do the following to progress in the game

  • collect diary pieces and read all three diary entries
  • trigger death cutscenes (mirror, box, drink, blood stain)
  • find all clues (unlock corner cabinet, drink & house-plant, cleaning the bloodstain), then read the bulletin board

then the game will proceed to the finale. 

good luck! you can do it ※\(^o^)/※

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Talk to the board near the keyboard again after gathering all clues. Something will happen to the Mirror! Was stuck for a bit too.

I did try talking to the board again but nothing much happens.

The event I had the hardest time finding was the envelopes at the bottom of the bed. Try interacting there if you haven't yet and maybe you'll get the las piece.